Province
Karnali Province
कर्णाली प्रदेश
10 districts · 79 local governments · P-code
NP06- Population
- 1.8M
- 2023 projection · UNFPA
- Area
- 30,663
- km²
- Density
- 58
- people per km²
- Share of Nepal
- 5.8%
- by population
- Working age
- 64%
- aged 15–64
Population
2023 projection from UNFPA. Nepal's most recent census was 2021.
Total
1,782,127
Female
909,566
51.0%
Male
872,561
49.0%
Age and sex structure
Five-year age bands. Both sides share one scale, so bar lengths are directly comparable.
FemaleMale2023 · hover a band for exact counts
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| Age | Female | Male | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80+ | 3,961 | 3,834 | 7,795 |
| 75-79 | 7,127 | 6,562 | 13,689 |
| 70-74 | 13,441 | 12,193 | 25,634 |
| 65-69 | 17,642 | 16,813 | 34,455 |
| 60-64 | 25,592 | 22,824 | 48,416 |
| 55-59 | 31,159 | 26,802 | 57,961 |
| 50-54 | 37,146 | 31,396 | 68,542 |
| 45-49 | 45,103 | 38,979 | 84,082 |
| 40-44 | 50,145 | 37,023 | 87,168 |
| 35-39 | 56,820 | 47,602 | 104,422 |
| 30-34 | 70,092 | 67,695 | 137,787 |
| 25-29 | 82,195 | 87,218 | 169,413 |
| 20-24 | 95,028 | 93,738 | 188,766 |
| 15-19 | 98,293 | 96,244 | 194,537 |
| 10-14 | 99,592 | 102,259 | 201,851 |
| 5-9 | 87,578 | 89,400 | 176,978 |
| 0-4 | 88,652 | 91,979 | 180,631 |
Districts by population
10 districts, 2023.
- Surkhet444,365
- Dailekh261,504
- Salyan248,002
- Jajarkot200,538
- Rukum West176,692
- Kalikot152,877
- Jumla124,995
- Mugu68,951
- Humla58,528
- Dolpa45,675
View data table
| Place | नेपाली | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Surkhet | — | 444,365 |
| Dailekh | — | 261,504 |
| Salyan | — | 248,002 |
| Jajarkot | — | 200,538 |
| Rukum West | — | 176,692 |
| Kalikot | — | 152,877 |
| Jumla | — | 124,995 |
| Mugu | — | 68,951 |
| Humla | — | 58,528 |
| Dolpa | — | 45,675 |
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Sources
Who produced the data on this page, what it covers, and how to reuse it.
- Nepal — Subnational Administrative BoundariesReference period 2024
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-23
- Licence
- cc-by-igo-3.0
- Revisions
- This publisher restates previously published figures
- Nepal — Subnational Population StatisticsReference period 2023
United Nations Population Fund
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-23
- Licence
- cc-by-igo-3.0
- Revisions
- This publisher restates previously published figures
- Wikidata — Nepal local unitsReference period 2026
Wikidata
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-23
- Licence
- cc0-1.0
- World Bank World Development Indicators — NepalReference period 1960-2024
World Bank
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-23
- Licence
- cc-by-4.0
- Revisions
- This publisher restates previously published figures
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Full dataset catalogue and revision history in manifest.json.